INVITATION

What a sweet dream I had last night! Sweet and delicious. I keep thinking of it, and for a moment I felt I was living it. I rarely have color dreams now. When I was young almost every night I had colorful and exciting dreams. Sometimes I revisited the same dream for a number of nights. In one dream, I could fly. I had no wings but if I ran faster, I could fly up high in the sky. In another, I was an intellectual in ancient times, bidding farewell to my family and embarking on a long journey to the capital to take the state exam. The most intriguing dream is the one about the two continents, separated only by a narrow strait. I was studying in a university in a big city on the south continent. I boarded a flight to the north, and came to the sea side where the water is cool and blue, the sand white, and the beach ragged with rocks. I can still visualize the two continents, like viewing a map. In another dream, I was swimming by the sea. The water was deep, chilly and blue. The p...

I spent the whole weekend watching the Up Series, from when they were 7 to 49. Great documentary, a worthwhile 20 hours marathon into the life of the participants. It is a panorama of the society from 1964 to 2006, an interesting study of human life, class, work and politics. They made me think and reflect on my own life. Neil probably is the most shocking one. From a lively and bright 7 year old, into a somber subdued 14 teen, and to a homeless casual labor struggling to meet ends meet, his journey into adulthood is of pain and confusion. At 42 he seemed to have made peace with his past and sought solace being a politician. I feel for Jackie, the sweet round faced girl, pretty in the winter coat, running to school with her sister. She started nicely into the career world, working for banks and insurance companies. She looked very professional in 28, but who would imagine that at 35 she became a single parent and worked in a pub. She fought over the notion that she had a sort o...